Win: Mac Rain (2-2) Loss: Dutch Ellingsen (10-8)
Save: Leo Giannini (17)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Monty Daniel pitching. Frank Polivka grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the third baseman. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jay Ruskin pitching. Orlando Lombardozzi singles to center field. Orlando Lombardozzi steals second. Ray Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Marv Almanza doubles to center field. Orlando Lombardozzi scores. Tom Wood triples. Marv Almanza scores. Skel Forsch reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Polivka. Tom Wood scores. Marvin Files flies out to the left fielder. Tyson Lancellotti grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Reggie Flannery flies out to the right fielder. Dave Sheridan walks. Dave Sheridan steals second. Bob Kauff hits a home run. Dave Sheridan scores. Roy Moeller flies out to the center fielder. Moonlight Blyzka reached on a fielding error by Ray Freeman. Jay Ruskin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Moonlight Blyzka is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Walt Bailey singles to left field. Monty Daniel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Orlando Lombardozzi strikes out. Ray Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Polivka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Kinslow singles to center field. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Reggie Flannery grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Kinslow is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Marv Almanza reached on a fielding error by Frank Polivka. Tom Wood walks. Skel Forsch flies out to the right fielder. Marvin Files hits a home run. Marv Almanza scores. Tom Wood scores. Tyson Lancellotti singles to center field. Walt Bailey strikes out. Monty Daniel singles to right field. Tyson Lancellotti advances to third on the hit. Orlando Lombardozzi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dave Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Bob Kauff grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Moeller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ray Freeman grounds out to the catcher. Marv Almanza reached on a fielding error by Frank Polivka. Tom Wood singles to left field. Skel Forsch grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Wood is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Marvin Files flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka singles to left field. Jay Ruskin lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Polivka singles to center field. Moonlight Blyzka scores. Joe Kinslow grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Polivka is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tyson Lancellotti grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Bailey strikes out. Monty Daniel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Reggie Flannery grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Sheridan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bob Kauff hits a home run. Roy Moeller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Orlando Lombardozzi strikes out. Ray Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Marv Almanza grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Bowie is pinch hitting for Jay Ruskin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Paul Bowie walks. Frank Polivka singles to center field. Paul Bowie advances to third on the hit. Elmer Maloney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Joe Kinslow strikes out. Carroll Diaz hits a home run. Paul Bowie scores. Frank Polivka scores. Reggie Flannery hits a home run. Mac Rain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Burt Clinton pitching. Tom Wood flies out to the left fielder. Skel Forsch walks. Marvin Files strikes out. Tyson Lancellotti flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bob Kauff flies out to the left fielder. Roy Moeller flies out to the center fielder. George Kilduff is pinch hitting for Moonlight Blyzka. George Kilduff walks. Bill Jonnard is pinch hitting for Burt Clinton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Kilduff steals second. Bill Jonnard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dutch Ellingsen pitching. Larry Knoblauch enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Kilduff at C. Walt Bailey singles past the first baseman. Joel Briley is pinch hitting for Mac Rain. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joel Briley singles to left field. Orlando Lombardozzi singles to right field. Ray Freeman grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Walt Bailey is out at home. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Joel Briley scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Marv Almanza grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Wood doubles to center field. Orlando Lombardozzi scores. Ray Freeman scores. Dave Schlitzer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Skel Forsch pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Leo Giannini pitching. Frank Polivka strikes out. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carroll Diaz singles to left field. Reggie Flannery walks. Dave Sheridan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Reggie Flannery is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Harry Fuller did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Gleason improves in arm Paul Felderman did not respond to coaching in control Bud Romanick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rickey McCloskey improves in arm Billy Olsen did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Anderson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Meloan did not respond to coaching in arm Chad Heim did not respond to coaching in range Jack Hadley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Storie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Storie did not respond to coaching in arm Edd Sargent did not respond to coaching in control